World record progression 200 metres individual medley


The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of December 2025
TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:52.69Léon Marchand30 July 2025Singapore
21:53.68Marchand #231 July 2025Singapore
231:54.00Ryan Lochte28 July 2011Shanghai
41:54.06Marchand #32 August 2024Paris
51:54.10Lochte #230 July 2009Rome
361:54.16Michael Phelps28 July 2011Shanghai
71:54.23Phelps #215 August 2008Beijing
81:54.27Phelps #32 August 2012London
491:54.30Shaine Casas31 July 2025Singapore
101:54.43Lochte #321 August 2010Irvine
111:54.56Lochte #410 July 2009Indianapolis
5121:54.62Wang Shun24 September 2023Hangzhou
131:54.66Phelps #411 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
141:54.75Phelps #59 August 2015San Antonio
151:54.80Phelps #64 July 2008Omaha
161:54.82Marchand #427 July 2023Fukuoka
171:54.84Lochte #56 August 2010Irvine
171:54.84Phelps #730 June 2012Omaha
191:54.90Lochte #62 August 2012London
201:54.93Lochte #730 June 2012Omaha
211:54.98Phelps #829 March 2007Melbourne
211:54.98Lochte #81 August 2013Barcelona
231:55.00Wang #230 July 2021Tokyo
6241:55.07Kosuke Hagino9 April 2016Tokyo
251:55.13Casas #230 July 2025Singapore
71:55.18László Cseh29 July 2009Rome
81:55.26Michael Andrew17 June 2021Omaha
91:55.28Duncan Scott30 July 2021Tokyo
101:55.34Hubert Kós31 July 2025Singapore
111:55.36Eric Shanteau30 July 2009Rome
121:55.40Chase Kalisz11 August 2018Tokyo
131:55.55Thiago Pereira30 July 2009Rome
131:55.55Daiya Seto18 January 2020Beijing
151:55.60Tomoyuki Matsushita30 November 2025Tokyo
161:55.65Carson Foster21 June 2024Indianapolis
171:55.72Mitch Larkin12 June 2019Brisbane
181:55.76Philip Heintz16 June 2017Berlin
191:55.85Kosuke Makino14 September 2025Kusatsu
201:56.07Tom Dean27 July 2023Fukuoka
201:56.07Finlay Knox18 May 2024Toronto
221:56.17Jérémy Desplanches30 July 2021Tokyo
231:56.21Alberto Razzetti28 November 2023Riccione
241:56.31Hugo González6 June 2021Barcelona
251:56.64Max Litchfield26 July 2017Budapest

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025
TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
111:48.88Léon Marchand1 November 2024Singapore
221:49.43Shaine Casas11 October 2025Carmel
31:49.51Casas #210 December 2024Budapest
341:49.63Ryan Lochte14 December 2012Istanbul
51:49.73Marchand #211 October 2025Carmel
61:50.08Lochte #217 December 2010Dubai
61:50.08Casas #318 October 2025Westmont
481:50.15Matthew Sates13 December 2022Melbourne
91:50.30Marchand #319 October 2024Shanghai
101:50.37Casas #419 October 2022Toronto
5111:50.47Kosuke Hagino5 December 2014Doha
6121:50.66Daiya Seto29 October 2021Kazan
131:50.76Seto #221 December 2019Las Vegas
7141:50.85Andreas Vazaios6 December 2019Glasgow
8151:50.88Alberto Razzetti10 December 2024Budapest
9161:50.90Finlay Knox10 December 2024Budapest
171:50.91Marchand #425 October 2024Incheon
10181:50.96Carson Foster13 December 2022Melbourne
11191:50.98Duncan Scott8 December 2023Otopeni
12201:51.01Wang Shun11 December 2018Hangzhou
211:51.04Knox #213 December 2022Melbourne
221:51.08Scott #219 October 2024Shanghai
231:51.09Seto #329 September 2018Eindhoven
241:51.12Seto #411 September 2021Naples
13251:51.14Caeleb Dressel11 September 2021Naples
251:51.14Scott #31 November 2024Singapore
141:51.36László Cseh4 December 2015Netanya
151:51.39Hugo González6 December 2025Lublin
161:51.53Andrew Seliskar21 November 2020Budapest
171:51.55Darian Townsend15 November 2009Berlin
181:51.56Chad le Clos1 September 2014Dubai
191:51.72Markus Rogan10 December 2009Istanbul
201:51.74Tomoe Hvas6 December 2019Glasgow
211:51.78Noè Ponti19 October 2024Shanghai
221:51.89Michael Phelps23 October 2011Berlin
231:51.92Philip Heintz31 August 2016Berlin
241:51.97Tomoru Honda23 October 2022Tokyo
251:52.01Kenneth To11 August 2013Berlin

Women long course

  • Correct as of November 2025
TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:05.70Summer McIntosh9 June 2025Victoria
222:06.12Katinka Hosszú3 August 2015Kazan
332:06.15Ariana Kukors27 July 2009Rome
42:06.56McIntosh #23 August 2024Paris
52:06.58Hosszú #29 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
462:06.63Kaylee McKeown10 June 2024Brisbane
72:06.69McIntosh #328 July 2025Singapore
582:06.79Kate Douglass22 June 2024Indianapolis
92:06.84Hosszú #32 August 2015Kazan
6102:06.88Siobhan-Marie O'Connor9 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
112:06.89McIntosh #430 March 2023Toronto
122:06.92Douglass #23 August 2024Paris
132:06.99McKeown #217 April 2024Gold Coast
142:07.00Hosszú #424 July 2017Budapest
152:07.02Hosszú #521 July 2019Gwangju
162:07.03Kukors #226 July 2009Rome
7162:07.03Stephanie Rice27 July 2009Rome
182:07.05Douglass #312 February 2024Doha
192:07.06McIntosh #519 May 2024Toronto
202:07.09Douglass #41 July 2023Indianapolis
8212:07.13Alex Walsh19 June 2022Budapest
222:07.14Hosszú #623 July 2017Budapest
232:07.16McIntosh #613 January 2024Knoxville
242:07.17Hosszú #721 July 2019Gwangju
242:07.17Douglass #524 July 2023Fukuoka
92:07.41Yu Zidi11 November 2025Shenzhen
102:07.57Ye Shiwen31 July 2012London
112:07.68Sydney Pickrem19 May 2024Toronto
122:07.75Yu Yiting25 September 2023Hangzhou
132:07.91Yui Ohashi24 July 2017Budapest
142:08.15Alicia Coutts31 July 2012London
152:08.32Qi Hui17 October 2009Jinan
152:08.32Kathleen Baker29 July 2018Irvine
172:08.34Kim Seo-yeong24 August 2018Jakarta
182:08.45Kanako Watanabe3 August 2015Kazan
192:08.47Torri Huske13 April 2024San Antonio
202:08.48Regan Smith2 June 2023Tempe
212:08.51Madisyn Cox22 May 2021Austin
222:08.55Anastasia Gorbenko29 May 2024Barcelona
232:08.59Kirsty Coventry13 August 2008Beijing
242:08.64Rika Omoto10 May 2019Sydney
252:08.70Melanie Margalis23 July 2017Budapest

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2025
TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:01.63Kate Douglass10 December 2024Budapest
222:01.83Marritt Steenbergen6 December 2025Lublin
332:01.86Katinka Hosszú6 December 2014Doha
42:02.12Douglass #213 December 2022Melbourne
52:02.13Hosszú #231 August 2014Dubai
62:02.53Hosszú #35 December 2015Netanya
72:02.61Hosszú #427 August 2014Doha
482:02.65Alex Walsh10 December 2024Budapest
592:02.75Abbie Wood10 December 2024Budapest
102:02.90Hosszú #510 December 2016Windsor
112:03.07Hosszú #627 August 2014Doha
122:03.20Hosszú #77 August 2013Eindhoven
132:03.25Hosszú #810 August 2013Berlin
132:03.25Hosszú #915 December 2018Hangzhou
152:03.37Walsh #213 December 2022Melbourne
6162:03.57Kaylee McKeown13 December 2022Melbourne
172:03.60Hosszú #1029 September 2014Hong Kong
182:03.66Hosszú #1112 December 2015Indianapolis
192:03.68McKeown #227 November 2020Brisbane
7202:03.93Yui Ohashi14 November 2020Budapest
8212:03.99Yu Yiting2 November 2024Singapore
9222:04.00Sydney Pickrem21 November 2020Budapest
232:04.01Walsh #325 October 2025Toronto
10242:04.06Melanie Margalis16 October 2020Budapest
252:04.09Douglass #320 October 2024Shanghai
112:04.30Mary-Sophie Harvey10 December 2024Budapest
122:04.60Julia Smit19 December 2009Manchester
132:04.64Evelyn Verrasztó10 December 2009Istanbul
132:04.64Ye Shiwen15 December 2012Istanbul
132:04.64Kayla Sanchez14 December 2018Sheffield
162:04.75Ellen Walshe25 October 2025Toronto
172:04.91Caitlin Leverenz16 December 2011Atlanta
182:04.92Beata Nelson5 November 2022Indianapolis
192:04.93Anastasia Gorbenko19 October 2025Westmont
202:05.02Ella Eastin10 December 2016Windsor
212:05.13Siobhan-Marie O'Connor5 December 2015Netanya
222:05.38Bailey Andison9 September 2021Naples
232:05.41Rikako Ikee14 January 2018Tokyo
242:05.46Emily Seebohm18 November 2017Singapore
252:05.54Kathleen Baker15 December 2018Hangzhou